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The Holiday Blues Are Normal—These 8 Tips from Experts Can Help You Better Manage Difficult Emotions

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Feelings don’t obey the calendar,” says psychotherapist Tina Gilbertson, author of Constructive Wallowing: How to Beat Bad Feelings by Letting Yourself Have Them. It’s important to embrace the fact that the holidays are going to be difficult,” says psychotherapist Amy Morin, author of 13 Things Mentally Strong People Don’t Do.

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My Three Words For 2015

Productivityist

As we kick off the 2015 calendar year, I don’t just look back at the twelve months gone by but I envision the twelve ahead. When I put together my NOW Year Action Plan in late October, I decided what My Three Words for the year ahead were going to be and I will be using them as driving forces for everything I do in 2015.

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How To Hire And Manage Freelancers, According To Experts

Allwork

You’ll need to vet these yourself as many marketplaces don’t have set requirements for freelancers on their platform. They may be self-employed, or they may be full-time employees who offer freelance services on the side. Current and former marketers from Dollar Shave Club, Netflix, and Amazon also freelance through our platform.

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You May Go on Vacation, but Your Email Doesn't

Clutter Coach

Here’s Kelly’s first step: First, I knew the morning I got back to work I’d have about 6x more input than normal, so I blocked that extra time on my calendar to give myself the time I would need to get it processed. Originally posted 2015-12-24 22:31:54. I think this is essential. There are two important points here.

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Natural Organizing

Clutter Coach

by You aren’t a cookie cut from a generic mold (even though you’re sweet). Your system doesn’t have to look like anyone else’s. It doesn’t even have to look like a system to anyone else. Here’s an example, featuring multiple calendars. Originally posted 2015-09-22 17:49:35.

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Shaping Sara Blakely: Meet the Billionaire Founder of Spanx

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She is wearing simple jeans and a plain white T-shirt—the antithesis of the power suit you might expect to see on a big-time business owner—but Blakely looks polished and professional. Sara Blakely had just been rushed to the hospital. This unexpected peep show didn’t faze Blakely a bit (nor did the surgery, by the way).

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It’s February – Do You Know Where Your Resolutions Are?

Step It Up VA Coaching

Write your action steps down, and calendar them to make them a priority. So, if your Monday morning doesn’t usually begin with time carved out to plan for the week, you need to book that time with yourself to make it happen. Don’t let yourself get discouraged by biting off more than you can chew. Chart your path.

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